We all know that yesterday’s election results are very bad for immigration reform. After all, the last time we had a Democratic President with a Republican controlled Congress we witnesses the passage of IIRIRA (Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act).
Despite last night’s vote, President Obama vowed today that he will be using his executive powers on immigration to grant some relief for certain immigrants. However, as I discussed in previous posts, these measures will fall short for several reasons, least of which, they will not be followed by the same people entrusted with enforcing these policies. Executive action will also not deal with the long wait times for both immigrant and work visas.
President Obama promised that the new executive action before the end of the year, unless he gets a bill that “he could sign”. I know that these measures will fall short, but they could allow millions of immigrants remain in the country where they have established family ties for decades.
I just hope that we do not get another IIRIRA.
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